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Eye-candy eatery Buck Wild BBQ and Saloon will open this fall

Buck Wild BBQ and Saloon will open at 29 Van Campen Blvd. in early fall.

Published: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 6:49 p.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 6:49 p.m.

The granddaddy of Wilmington breastaurants has some homegrown competition coming from the girl next door as Buck Wild BBQ & Saloon recently began moving into the former Buffalo Wild Wings space at 29 Van Campen Blvd., located about a half mile from Hooters at 5112 Market St.

Managing partner Blake Martin and co-owners Jeremy Neer and Anthony Long have launched into a massive remodeling of the roughly 5,000 square foot space that will seat 160 when their original concept restaurant is complete. “It's a sports bar atmosphere with a saloon twist,” Martin said while describing the 40-plus televisions and servers adorned in Daisy Dukes and skimpy plaid tops all punctuated by a mechanical bull equipped with a live video feed to the restrooms.

Customers will be greeted at the door with a waterfall fashioned after a moonshine still. Carson Seitter, a familiar face as a former K9 officer with the Wilmington Police Department, will be handling DJ duties as well as tossing customers as operator of the aforementioned bull. And don't be shocked when the waitresses hop up on the bar and begin dancing to his beats. “We're going to entertain just as much as giving food,” Martin said.